Arizona's 4th congressional district

Arizona's 4th congressional district
Arizona's 4th congressional district
	Arizona's 4th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative
	Paul Gosar; R–Prescott
Population (2019)	825,763
Median household; income	$55,040
Ethnicity	75.1% White; 18.2% Hispanic; 1.8% Two or more races; 1.8% other; 1.8% Black; 1.2% Asian;
Cook PVI	R+22

Arizona's 4th congressional district is a congressional district located in the U.S. state of Arizona. It stretches from the periphery of Phoenix to contain much of the rural western and northwestern portion of the state.

It is currently represented by Republican Paul Gosar, who lives outside the district in Flagstaff.^[4] With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of R+22, it is the most Republican district in Arizona.^[3]

The current 4th was created after the 2010 census from portions of the old 1st, 2nd, and 5th districts. It is the only district that is not a geographic or demographic successor to one of the districts in the 2003–2013 map. Prior to 2013, the old 4th district was a majority-Latino district located entirely in Maricopa County; most of that area is now the 7th district.

History[]

Arizona first gained a fourth district after the 1970 Census. It covered the entire northeastern portion of the state, from northern Phoenix all the way to the New Mexico border. However, the great majority of its vote was cast in northern Phoenix, which was heavily Republican.

With the Valley's dramatic growth over the next two decades, the district was made significantly more compact in the 1990 Census, losing all of its territory outside of the Phoenix area. Like its predecessor, it was reliably Republican.

After the 2000 Census, the old 4th essentially became the 3rd district. A new 4th district was created in the heavily Latino portions of inner Phoenix. This district was the only safe Democratic district in the Phoenix area, and remained in Democratic hands for its entire existence in this configuration.

After the 2010 Census, this district essentially became the 7th district, while a new 4th was created in the mostly rural western and northwestern portion of the state. While the old 4th was easily the most Democratic district in Arizona, the new 4th is far and away the most Republican district in Arizona, and one of the most Republican districts in the West. In all presidential elections contested since the current 4th was created, it gave the Republican presidential nominee his highest margin in the state.

Area covered[]

The current 4th district covers the entirety of the following county:

La Paz County

The district covers the majority of:

Small portions of the following jurisdictions are also covered:

Election results from statewide races[]

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Gore 63–35%
2004	President	Kerry 62–38%
2008	President	Obama 66–33%
2012	President	Romney 67–31%
2016	President	Trump 68–28%
2020	President	Trump 68–31%

List of members representing the district[]

Arizona began sending a fourth member to the House after the 1970 Census.

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	District location & Counties^[5]^[6]^[7]
John Bertrand Conlan	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977	93rd 94th	Elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. senator.	1973–1983 E Arizona, including parts of Metro Phoenix: Apache, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Navajo, Maricopa (part), Pinal (part)
Eldon Rudd	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1987	95th 96th 97th 98th 99th	Elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Retired.
Eldon Rudd	Republican	January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1987	95th 96th 97th 98th 99th		1983–1993 E Arizona, including parts of Metro Phoenix: Apache, Navajo, Gila (part), Graham (part), Maricopa (part)
Jon Kyl	Republican	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995	100th 101st 102nd 103rd	Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. senator.
Jon Kyl	Republican	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995	100th 101st 102nd 103rd		1993–2003 Maricopa (part / Parts of Metro Phoenix)
John Shadegg	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003	104th 105th 106th 107th	Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Redistricted to the 3rd district.	1993–2003 Maricopa (part / Parts of Metro Phoenix)
Ed Pastor	Democratic	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Redistricted from the 2nd district. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 7th district.	2003–2013 Maricopa (part / Parts of Metro Phoenix) Parts of Metro Phoenix
Paul Gosar	Republican	January 3, 2013 – present	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.	2013–present Northwest Arizona: Gila (part), La Paz, Maricopa (part), Mohave (part), Yavapai (part), Yuma (part).

Recent election results[]

2002[]

Arizona’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Pastor	44,517	67.38%
	Republican	Jonathan Barnert	18,381	27.82%
	Libertarian	Amy Gibbons	3,167	4.79%
Majority			26,136	39.56%
Total votes			66,065	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2004[]

Arizona’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Pastor (Incumbent)	77,150	70.12%
	Republican	Don Karg	28,238	25.66%
	Libertarian	Gary Fallon	4,639	4.22%
Majority			48,912	44.46%
Total votes			110,027	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2006[]

Arizona’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Pastor (Incumbent)	56,464	72.52%
	Republican	Don Karg	18,627	23.92%
	Libertarian	Ronald Harders	2,770	3.56%
Majority			37,837	48.60%
Total votes			77,861	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2008[]

Arizona’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Pastor (Incumbent)	89,721	72.11%
	Republican	Don Karg	26,435	21.25%
	Green	Rebecca DeWitt	4,464	3.59%
	Libertarian	Joe Cobb	3,807	3.06%
Majority			63,286	50.86%
Total votes			124,427	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2010[]

Arizona’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Pastor (Incumbent)	61,524	66.94%
	Republican	Janet Contreras	25,300	27.53%
	Libertarian	Joe Cobb	2,718	2.96%
	Green	Rebecca DeWitt	2,365	2.57%
Majority			36,224	39.41%
Total votes			91,907	100.00%
	Democratic hold

2012[]

Arizona’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Gosar (Incumbent)	162,907	66.83%
	Democratic	Johnnie Robinson	69,154	28.37%
	Libertarian	Joe Pamelia	9,306	3.82%
	Americans Elect	Richard Grayson	2,393	0.98%
Majority			93,753	38.46%
Total votes			243,760	100.00%
	Republican gain from Democratic

2014[]

Arizona’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2014
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Gosar (Incumbent)	122,560	70.0%
	Democratic	Mikel Weisser	45,179	25.8%
	Libertarian	Chris Rike	7,440	4.2%
Majority			77,381	34.2%
Total votes			175,179	100.00%
	Republican hold

2016[]

Arizona’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Gosar (Incumbent)	203,487	71.5%
	Democratic	Mikel Weisser	81,296	28.5%
Majority			122,191	43%
Total votes			284,783	100%
	Republican hold

2018[]

Arizona’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Gosar (Incumbent)	188,842	68.1%
	Democratic	David Brill	84,521	30.5%
Majority			104,321	37.6%
Total votes			277,035	100%
	Republican hold

2020[]

Arizona’s 4th Congressional District House Election, 2020
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Gosar (incumbent)	278,002	69.7
	Democratic	Delina DiSanto	120,484	30.2
	Write-in		137	0.0
Total votes			398,623	100.0
	Republican hold

References[]

General

^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^ Hansen, Ronald J. "Rep. Paul Gosar takes a tax break on his 'primary' residence. It's not in his district". The Arizona Republic.
^ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1982.
^ Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1989.
^ Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress Archived February 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

Specific

Demographic data from census.gov
1998 Election data from CNN.com
2000 Election data from CNN.com
2002 Election data from CBSNews.com
2004 Election data from CNN.com
Rose Institute of State and Local Government, "Arizona: 2010 Redistricting Changes: Fourth District", Redistricting by State, Claremont, CA: Claremont McKenna College, archived from the original on September 15, 2020

External links[]

Coordinates: 34°35′27″N 113°12′16″W / 34.59083°N 113.20444°W / 34.59083; -113.20444

[1] Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[2] Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.

[Cook-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[4] Hansen, Ronald J. "Rep. Paul Gosar takes a tax break on his 'primary' residence. It's not in his district". The Arizona Republic.

[5] Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, 1789-1983. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1982.

[6] Martis, Kenneth C., The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, 1789-1989. New York: Macmillan Publishing, 1989.

[7] Congressional Directory: Browse 105th Congress Archived February 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine

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